Psychosis and Schizophrenia Special Interest Group

 This free forum for the Philadelphia mental health community will include experts in evidenced-based approaches to engaging individuals with serious mental health conditions and their families in mental health services. Each presenter will describe their approach and evidence for its impact on engagement, followed by Q&A with the audience. Two free CE credits will be offered through the APA Division 18 Serious Mental Illness/ Serious Emotional Disturbance Section. Register at: https://temple.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JX75n05cRQ-l8dhKoEicDg.

Contact Elizabeth Thomas at elizabeth.thomas@temple.edu or Dimitri Perivoliotis at dperivoliotis@health.ucsd.edu with questions.

Thursday, November 19, 2020 7:00-9:00pm EST (prior to ABCT Convention)

Zoom Link: https://temple.zoom.us/j/97164624195

 Speakers: 

Yaara Zisman-IIani, MA, PhD 

Psychologist, Temple University 

Shawn Anderson, CPS 

Founder of UrStorytellers 

Shirley Glynn, PhD 

Psychologist, UCLA 

Nev Jones, PhD Psychologist, USF 

Steven Burkitt 

LSW, CPRP 

Horizon House, Inc 

 Moderators: 

Aaron Brinen, PsyD 

Vanderbilt University 

Elizabeth Thomas, PhD 

Temple University 

Ivy Tran, MA Hofstra University 

 Sponsored by: Psychosis and Schizophrenia Spectrum Special Interest Group (PASS-SIG) of the Association for Cognitive & Behavioral Therapies (ABCT); APA Division 18 Serious Mental Illness/Serious Emotional Disturbance Section; Horizon House Inc 

Planning partners: Gaudenzia, Inc.; Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition; Community Treatment Teams; Evidence Based Practice and Innovation Center (EPIC) of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disability Services